Chapter 1084 - Black Fog [2 in 1] (2/2)

“So, you tossed their tooth down the drain? Is that mannequin really just a mannequin?” Big Head used this opportunity to take another shot at the middle-aged man.

“What are you going on about this time?” The middle-aged man glared at Big Head. He tried his best to explain, but no one was willing to pay him any real attention.

“A single tooth is not enough to prove anything. We should all calm down for now.” Chen Ge turned to Big Head with a question. “Did you find anything else other than this tooth?”

“Well, if a single tooth is not enough, what about a whole slew of teeth?” Big Head pointed at the drain in the bathroom.

“A whole slew of teeth?”

Everyone, including the middle-aged man, turned to look at the drain. The iron cover had been lifted open, and the spot where the drain curved had a few human teeth stuck in them. Some of them even had decayed flesh stuck to them.

“Why would these things be here?” The middle-aged man sensed the unfriendly gazes that were directed his way, and his forehead broke out in cold sweat. “I really have no idea why there are so many teeth in the drain. Perhaps some other people’s things have gotten stuck in my drain while they were going down the pipe. You guys have to trust me!”

“The teeth were all found stuck in the U-bend. If they came from another house, they would have been washed away by the main pipe.” Doctor Li’s voice came from the other bedroom. His cold and icy eyes stared right at the middle-aged man. “I suggest all of us stay away from this man. I have found something else.”

Doctor Li raised a mannequin production direction manual in his hand. It was filled with the middle-aged man’s writing on every page. He flipped through the book and took out a piece of paper with splotches of dried blood on it.

“Take a look at what is this.” Xiao Sun and Qu Yin were the first to walk over. When they saw the content of the paper, their expressions both shifted.

“A letter of commitment?”

“I swear I will not…”

The whole paper was filled with blood. This proved that the person who wrote this letter was not in a good physical state when he penned this. He appeared to be heavily injured. The handwriting was very uneven, like the writer’s fingers had been broken and snapped when he was forced to write this letter. Some of the content was too blurred out by the blood to be seen clearly. They could only see the beginning of the letter of the commitment and the signature of the landlord at the bottom.

“Why would you have a letter of commitment that is signed by the landlord? What did he promise you?”

“How would I know? This does not belong to me at all!” The middle-aged man by then realized what was up. Two people had just died in this building, and the culprit was on the loose. Evidence related to the crime had been found in his room; it was clear that someone was trying to frame him. A deep feeling of fear engulfed the man. He leaned against the wall. His pupils were shaking as he scanned everyone in the room. “That was purposely planted in my room! It is just like the teeth in the drain! They were the doing of the real killer! Someone is trying to frame me!”

“There are so many of us, but the killer chose to frame you? Why is that?” Doctor Li held the letter of commitment in both hands, just in case the middle-aged man darted forward to snatch it away from him.

“You have to believe me! These things really do not belong to me!” The middle-aged man was so desperate that his forehead was covered in sweat. Earlier, he had been desperate to hide his own secret that he did not imagine that someone would plant evidence to frame him.

“I suggest we apprehend him for now. This man is too dangerous.” Big Head looked around. “The bed in the electrician’s house can be used to secure his body, and there are electrical devices in his room. I believe they will be helpful in making the man speak the truth.”

“What do the rest of you think?” Doctor Li turned to the other tenants. Chen Ge was stunned and did not speak like he was still caught in shock.

Xiao Sun shook his head. “How does that make us any different from the killer? I still think we can talk this out peacefully. Perhaps there is really a misunderstanding.”

“I agree with Big Head’s suggestion. The person who killed the landlord is in possession of all the room keys. We have to find out the keys’ location, or else we would not be able to sleep peacefully at night!” Qu Yin and his girlfriend did not care whether the middle-aged man was framed or not. They did not care about the torture and pain they would put the man through. They only cared about themselves.

“Me, Big Head, and the couple—the four of us have voted us. The majority wins, so that is what we shall do!” Doctor Li carefully put the letter of commitment away. He, Big Head, and Qu Yin slowly surrounded the middle-aged man. The latter knew that someone wanted him to die on the stake as the scapegoat.

“Listen to me! I am really not related to the landlord’s death! If you do not believe me, you can go and ask Wu You! The boy knows who the real killer is! He has seen people wandering outside the landlord’s room at midnight!” The middle-aged man was truly desperate. He knew how unhinged these tenants were. Once he was strapped to the bed, even if he was not the killer, he would be tortured until he died.

“Wu You has a habit of lying to get the adults’ attention. That is what you told us yourself. Why did you suddenly change your story? I realize that you are as big of a liar as that boy, but no worry, in a minute, we will get you to speak the truth.” Doctor Li took one step forward. He did not need the man to tell the truth; he only needed the middle-aged man to say the things that he wanted to hear. If the middle-aged refused to do so, he would be slowly tortured until he surrendered.

“Why are you pushing this on me?” The middle-aged man’s eyes wandered between Doctor Li and Big Head. “It was Big Head who found the teeth and you who found the letter of commitment…”

His eyes suddenly sharpened, and the middle-aged man shouted, “It is you two who are framing me! Big Head has been your patient since he was young. He listens to your every word! You two are the real killers of the landlord!”

The middle-aged man shouted from the core of his heart. He turned to Chen Ge and Wen Qing, who had not stated their stance. “You have to believe me! I am telling the truth! These two are the real murderers!”

At that moment, Chen Ge and Wen Qing were the middle-aged man’s only hope. He had forgotten not too long ago, he was the one who had been giving Chen Ge all sorts of problem.

“I personally want to believe you, but with so much damning evidence, I’d suggest you stop resisting.” Chen Ge raised his head. His words became the last straw that broke the middle-aged man. “Ever since Qu Gui was discovered, you have been affecting my train of thought. Can you tell me honestly why you have been trying to derail my thoughts?”

“Stop wasting time. We’d better apprehend him.” Doctor Li and Big Head pounced at the middle-aged man at the same time. The latter struggled literally for his life.

“You will all regret this! You will all be killed by the real murderer!” Being strapped to the bed equaled death. It was not safe inside the building anymore. After the man shook Big head and Doctor Li off, he did something that no one expected. He rushed to the living room window and whipped it open. Just as he prepared to jump, the shape of a jaw materialized from the black fog.

“Ah!” The middle-aged wailed for mercy. Fresh blood splashed on the windowsill. The mouth crunched and snapped his neck. The black fog pulsed, and moments later, the middle-aged man disappeared into the fog. The rest of the tenants were frozen inside the room.

“What was that?” Chen Ge had Yin Yang Vision, so he had the best sight, but even so, he failed to see the thing clearly. “Is there a man-eating monster inside the black fog?”